Microsoft is launching its own news operation as part of its new-look MSN website when Windows 8 launches later this month.
The world's largest software company is making a "big, multi-million dollar investment" to create a "decent-sized media operation," said Bob Visse, general manager, MSN Product Management Group.
MSN will chiefly aggregate news from sources such as Reuters, the Associated Press and NBC, but it will also produce its own content, Visse said. He did not say how many journalists the news site would employ.
For the first time, the site will have a uniform look across all its sections, from news and sports to money and job listings.
The world's largest software company is making a "big, multi-million dollar investment" to create a "decent-sized media operation," said Bob Visse, general manager, MSN Product Management Group.
Microsoft sold its 50 per cent stake in news website MSNBC.com in July to longtime partner NBCUniversal, now majority-owned by Comcast.
MSN will chiefly aggregate news from sources such as Reuters, the Associated Press and NBC, but it will also produce its own content, Visse said. He did not say how many journalists the news site would employ.
For the first time, the site will have a uniform look across all its sections, from news and sports to money and job listings.
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